Published 16:59 IST, July 5th 2024
'Tumhaari Himmat Kaise Hui Ki...': PM Modi's Question Leaves Kuldeep Yadav Stumped | WATCH
PM Modi met Rohit Sharma-led Team India and congratulated them for their historic T20 World Cup triumph, their second across nine editions
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team returned home with the 'Cup of Joy' on July 4, 2024. They were given a grand welcome both in Delhi and in Mumbai. The Indian team participated in a Victory Parade that was organized in Mumbai and it was a spectacle to behold. The iconic celebration went on till late in the night as the Indian team was felicitated at the Wankhede Stadium.
PM Modi Leaves Kuldeep Yadav Speechless
Kuldeep Yadav became the talk of the town as he was the one who gave Rohit Sharma the idea to emulate Lionel Messi's iconic FIFA World Cup celebrations. A video clip had surfaced where Kuldeep Yadav was seen giving Rohit Sharma the idea to emulate Messi's celebration. When the Indian Team met PM Modi, he asked Kuldeep about the idea. 'How dare you ask your captain to dance?', PM Modi asked Kuldeep in a cheeky manner. He was left speechless by this question and fell short of any words. As PM Modi started laughing, Kuldeep tried to explain what exactly had happened.
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It is an open secret that Kuldeep Yadav is an avid Barcelona fan as looks up to Lionel Messi. Messi, after he won the FIFA World Cup in 2022 celebrated it in a very unique way. The celebration became viral and many other teams have tried to emulate it. KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer also copied Messi's celebration after the franchise won their 3rd IPL title in 2024.
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Team India script history at Barbados
Rohit Sharma and his 'men in blue' scripted history at Barbados on June 29, 2024. India became only the third team after England (2010 & 2022) and West Indies (2012 & 2014) to win the World Cup two times (2007 and 2024). In a match that was hanging in the balance, the 'men in blue' outsmarted the Proteas men by 7 runs and clinched the World Cup. Rohit Sharma also scripted two major records courtesy of this win as he became the only cricketer to clinch the T20 World Cup both as a player (2007) and as the skipper (2024) of the side.
Updated 17:02 IST, July 5th 2024